Sona Spa
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sona Spa
| image = Sona Spa.Jpg
| caption = Movie poster
| director = Makarand Deshpande
| producer = Madan Paliwal
| story =
| based_on =
| screenplay =
| starring = Naseeruddin Shah
Aahana Kumra
Shruti Vyas
Pooja Pradhan
Nivedita Bhattacharya
Vineet Sharma
Romi Jaispal
Devyani
| music = Shailendra Barve
| cinematography = Rajiv Jain
| editing = Biren Jyoti Mohanty
| studio = Miraj Cinemas
| distributor = Miraj Entertainment Ltd
| released = {{Film date|2013|3|22||df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|100|m}}{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%3Ci%3Edabangg-%3Ci%3Ealreadyhit-say-exhibitors/407654/%7C|title=Dabangg already a hit, say exhibitors|work=Business Standard|accessdate=4 December 2011|date=10 September 2010|author=Swarup Chakraborty|archive-date=27 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727013551/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%3Ci%3Edabangg-%3Ci%3Ealreadyhit-say-exhibitors/407654/%7C|url-status=live}}
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Sona Spa{{cite web|title=WATCH: Trailer of Naseeruddin Shah's new concept thriller film 'Sona Spa' |date=23 February 2013 |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/watch-trailer-of-naseeruddin-shah-s-new-concept-thriller-film-sona-spa_128554.htm |publisher=ZeeNews.India.com|accessdate=16 March 2013}} is a 2013 Hindi drama film directed by Makarand Deshpande and produced by Madan Paliwal. The film features Naseeruddin Shah, Aahana Kumra, Shruti Vyas and Pooja Pradhan as main characters.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Baba Dayanand
- Aahana Kumra as Ritu
- Shruti Vyasa as Rucha
- Pooja Pradhan as Indira
- Nivedita Bhattacharya as Meenakshi
- Akkash Basnet as sachin
- Vineet Sharma as Rucha's father
- Romi Jaspal as Choksi
- Devyani as Shirley
- Rohit Soans as Owner of Sona Spa
- Aditi Girkar as Sound Effects
Soundtrack
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1= Neend Ka Bijness
| extra1= Sudesh Bhosle
| title2= Sona Spa
| extra2 =Neha Rajpal
}}
Reception
A critic from The Times of India rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote, "Through humour, it addresses the gravest tragedy. It also makes us wonder if it’s better to live a lie instead of succumbing to the harsh reality. The concept is great, but the execution could have been better."{{cite news |title=Sona Spa Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sona-spa/movie-review/19089154.cms |work=The Times of India |date=27 April 2016}} A critic from IANS gave it 3/5 stars and wrote, "The editing, though, could have been less uneven and patchy and more sure of where and when the characters should stop speaking."{{cite news |title=Sona Spa review: It's a quirky tale you can't be indifferent to |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sona-spa-review-it-s-a-quirky-tale-you-can-t-be-indifferent-to/story-kZxOMaQudxYfxq2XNfDsLI.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=23 March 2013 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=SONA SPA movie review - Tongue-in-cheek wisdom poised between existential home-truths and plain nuttiness |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sona-spa-movie-review-tongue-in-cheek-wisdom-poised-between-existential-home-truths-and-plain-nuttiness-202265/ |work=Bollywood Life |date=21 March 2013 |language=en}}
Nandini Ramnath of LiveMint wrote, "The acting is mostly amateurish, and the production design is low-budget tacky—the spa is quite obviously a suburban hotel in Mumbai. Neither sensual dream nor psychological nightmare, Sona Spa is a one-liner in search of depth and coherence."{{cite news |title=Film Review – Sona Spa |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/7IiOBmaWLfGQYgB6RiyK5H/Film-Review--Sona-Spa.html |work=LiveMint |date=22 March 2013}} Trisha Gupta of Firstpost wrote, "Sona Spa where the girls sleep for you, not with you is an intriguing look into our inner lives. But the film by Makarand Deshpande is eventually like a restless night in bed - choppy, dreamy but not fully satisfying."{{cite news |title=Movie Review: Sona Spa cannot live up to its dreams |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/movie-review-sona-spa-cannot-live-up-to-its-dreams-671425.html |work=Firstpost |date=22 March 2013 |language=en-us}} Preeti Arora of Rediff.com gave it 0.5/5 stars and wrote, "Instead of developing the idea enough and shaping it into some concretely original story-telling, Deshpande waxes eloquent with a battery of fancy (also unnecessary) dialogue and way too many sub-plots."{{cite web |last1=Arora |first1=Preeti |title=Review: Sona Spa is no Inception |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/review-sona-spa/20130322.htm |website=Rediff |language=en |date=22 March 2013}}
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